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the huge heaps of snow all over the city. so today schools are still closed. a snow emergency is still in effect as the city tries to get back to normal. they are focusing on residential streets. yesterday we had the sun, today, temperatures rise to 45 degrees. a lot of snow could get melt and get caught in the drains, and there are flooding concerns. the streets look good now, but snow a few hours away, potential for freezing rain and eventually all of that will turn back into rain. more concerns for the city. the good news, logan fully operational, but with the potential for freezing rain, snow and the other weather concerns across the country, delays not out of the question. >> indra petersons, thank you very much. we'll be back to the blizzard in a second. first, the report -- >> breaking news. pope benedict xvi set to resign and we'll get more information from john allen now on the phone. what can you tell us? are you there? john, can you hear us? we're having some problems with the connection there, but we'll head back
the huge heaps of snow all over the city. so today schools are still closed. a snow emergency is still in effect as the city tries to get back to normal. they are focusing on residential streets. yesterday we had the sun, today, temperatures rise to 45 degrees. a lot of snow could get melt and get caught in the drains, and there are flooding concerns. the streets look good now, but snow a few hours away, potential for freezing rain and eventually all of that will turn back into rain. more...
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a large tornado in there is coming across the city from west to east. finally pulled to the north, just north of hattiesburg proper. a very large tornado. that's a lightning flash as transformers pop. a lot of damage. we're already seeing it here. also, more tornadoes still possible tonight. we still have watches in effect across the region. a lot of lightning out there right now. this is going to continue for a lot of the night. here's another piece of video north of the tornado lacking right straight at it, how black it is right there. a wedge tornado on the ground. thinking at this point in time that's either an f-2 or f-3 tornado with debris falling from the sky. damage being done at the surface, on the ground. that debris being picked up and thrown in the sky. oak grove high school was damaged. a couple people were in there, but so far we've just seen the damage and no reports of any significant injuries. there are injuries out there, but certainly at this point, no fatalities as it's obviously too early to tell. that happened only a couple hours a
a large tornado in there is coming across the city from west to east. finally pulled to the north, just north of hattiesburg proper. a very large tornado. that's a lightning flash as transformers pop. a lot of damage. we're already seeing it here. also, more tornadoes still possible tonight. we still have watches in effect across the region. a lot of lightning out there right now. this is going to continue for a lot of the night. here's another piece of video north of the tornado lacking right...
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for me, you know, i don't -- i don't sit there and try to reflect on the bad stuff. >> long before the bad stuff, clint romesha lived an idyllic life in lake city, california. with his parents, two older brothers and two sisters. both brothers joined the military after high school. following in the footsteps of their father, a vietnam veteran. >> we all looked up, you know, to dad. looked up to my grandfather, world war ii vet. it's just a whole family of service that i always knew i was going to serve. always wanted to serve. >> he joined the army in 1999 and operated tanks in kosovo. by 2001, romesha was stationed in germany. on 9/11, a colonel called the troops together. >> he let us know that there had been two planes that flew into the world trade center and that our lives were about to change. and to be ready, you know, take the training to heart. >> you are getting emotional talking about that, remembering that. why? >> you know it was an emotional day for everybody in america. you know, it was one of those things that the average american just didn't see coming and you know, i'
for me, you know, i don't -- i don't sit there and try to reflect on the bad stuff. >> long before the bad stuff, clint romesha lived an idyllic life in lake city, california. with his parents, two older brothers and two sisters. both brothers joined the military after high school. following in the footsteps of their father, a vietnam veteran. >> we all looked up, you know, to dad. looked up to my grandfather, world war ii vet. it's just a whole family of service that i always knew...
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for me, you know, i don't -- i don't sit there and try to reflect on the bad stuff. >> long before the bad stuff, clint romesha lived an idyllic life in lake city, california. with his parents, two older brothers and two sisters. both brothers joined the military after high school. following in the footsteps of their father, a vietnam veteran. >> we all looked up, you know, to dad. looked up to my grandfather, world war ii vet. it's just a whole family of service that i always knew i was going to serve. always wanted to serve. >> he joined the army in 1999 and operated tanks in kosovo. by 2001, romesha was stationed in germany. on 9/11, a colonel called the troops together. >> he let us know that there had been two planes that flew into the world trade center and that our lives were about to change. and to be ready, you know, take the training to heart. >> you are getting emotional talking about that, remembering that. why? >> you know it was an emotional day for everybody in america. you know, it was one of those things that the average american just didn't see coming and you know, i'
for me, you know, i don't -- i don't sit there and try to reflect on the bad stuff. >> long before the bad stuff, clint romesha lived an idyllic life in lake city, california. with his parents, two older brothers and two sisters. both brothers joined the military after high school. following in the footsteps of their father, a vietnam veteran. >> we all looked up, you know, to dad. looked up to my grandfather, world war ii vet. it's just a whole family of service that i always knew...
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so far this year, the city of chicago -- the police department and the city of chicago have seized 809 guns in the first six weeks of this year. we have given you the statistics before about how that compares nationally with some of the cities that we compare ourselves to, like new york city, nine times the number of guns in the first six months of 2012, and two districts alone in the city of chicago out of 22 in the first month or so seizing more firearms than the city of new york, which is three times the size of new york -- of chicago. before you, and i know you can't see it now, because there are so many people here, we have ten guns, that were inventoried last week between the period of the first of february and the 8th of february, 2013 by the chicago police department. including a glock model 17, number of shotguns, a couple of rifles and an assault weapon. and how is it we come into possession of these firearms? on february 5th, chicago police fugitive apprehension unit working with the great lakes regional task force arrested a documented gang member in connection with a homic
so far this year, the city of chicago -- the police department and the city of chicago have seized 809 guns in the first six weeks of this year. we have given you the statistics before about how that compares nationally with some of the cities that we compare ourselves to, like new york city, nine times the number of guns in the first six months of 2012, and two districts alone in the city of chicago out of 22 in the first month or so seizing more firearms than the city of new york, which is...
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the city, 50% are impassable. the highways are mostly clear. the side roads in the city are mainly clear. but when you get into the different neighborhoods, that's where you find a lot of the unplowed roads, people who have been stuck in their homes now for 72 hours. and we found this interesting. how emergency crews have been responding to calls for help during the last few hours. listen to this. >> we've had to walk here, use basically foot power. park the truck as close as we can and get guys together. we jerry rigged a sled to pull people out. we're going a mile down these streets that aren't plowed, putting people on a sled, and dragging them out to an ambulance. >> reporter: in some cases we even learned they used the payloaders and put patients in the scoop of the payloaders to get them out of the heavy snow, into the fire trucks, where they could rush them to area hospitals. it's been complicated doing that job. again, the morning commute will be rough. we're talking about the freezing rain, the sleet, 27
the city, 50% are impassable. the highways are mostly clear. the side roads in the city are mainly clear. but when you get into the different neighborhoods, that's where you find a lot of the unplowed roads, people who have been stuck in their homes now for 72 hours. and we found this interesting. how emergency crews have been responding to calls for help during the last few hours. listen to this. >> we've had to walk here, use basically foot power. park the truck as close as we can and...
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let me just clarify, although i spearheaded the effort to raise the money, the million dollars, the city of riverside, the county of riverside, a lot of folks participated. i want to acknowledge them as well. >> any real clues? has the trail gone cold or are you on to something right now, without, obviously, jeopardizing the investigation. >> well, thank you, that's the key, we don't want to jeopardize the investigation. we are following every single lead. there's more than 1,000, probably into the thousands of leads here. and we've got the best investigators. the best detectives on this. we're collaborating with law enforcement agencies, including our federal partners, the fbi, the marshals service. we're doing everything we can to bring this man to justice. we're hoping this reward, an unprecedented size, $1 million reward, will help us bring him to justice as quickly as possible. there are a lot of very anxious people. you know, some 50 people on the list including their families. and we want to make sure that this man doesn't do any more harm to the public. >> these 50 people i assum
let me just clarify, although i spearheaded the effort to raise the money, the million dollars, the city of riverside, the county of riverside, a lot of folks participated. i want to acknowledge them as well. >> any real clues? has the trail gone cold or are you on to something right now, without, obviously, jeopardizing the investigation. >> well, thank you, that's the key, we don't want to jeopardize the investigation. we are following every single lead. there's more than 1,000,...
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the guy hopping the barricade as the popemobile rolled through the streets of vatican city. and this woman in red, here, here she is lunging at the pope at christmas midnight mass. 2009. his brief but eventual tenure also saw him head to the big apple. here he was, remember this popemobile, april of 2008, parading down of all places fifth avenue. and this one, he and u.s. president george bush exchanging pleasantries during the visit. president bush telling him, and i quote, your eminence, you're looking good. live to ali velshi for a different angle of the pope story, the pope's pocketbook. hey, ali. >> well, while the pope is the spiritual head of 1.2 billion catholics around the world, he oversees the vast finances of the holy see and vatican city, a sovereign state. pope benedict issued moves to make the vatican more relevant. with his reign coming to this abrupt end, it will be incomplete when it comes to questions about financial transparency. critics including jeffrey robinson who wrote the book the laundry men say that the whole thing has been window dressing. >> we
the guy hopping the barricade as the popemobile rolled through the streets of vatican city. and this woman in red, here, here she is lunging at the pope at christmas midnight mass. 2009. his brief but eventual tenure also saw him head to the big apple. here he was, remember this popemobile, april of 2008, parading down of all places fifth avenue. and this one, he and u.s. president george bush exchanging pleasantries during the visit. president bush telling him, and i quote, your eminence,...